Shloka 133

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

वराहस्य च वाराहं पुराणं द्वादशं मुने । यत्र स्कन्दः स्वयं श्रोता वक्ता साक्षान्महेश्वरः

Transliteration

varāhasya ca vārāhaṃ purāṇaṃ dvādaśaṃ mune | yatra skandaḥ svayaṃ śrotā vaktā sākṣānmaheśvaraḥ

Translation

O sage, for Varāha there is the Vārāha Purāṇa, the twelfth—where Skanda himself is the listener, and the speaker is Mahādeva (Maheśvara) in person.

Word by Word

• वराहस्य: of (the) Boar (Varāha)
• वराहस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वाराहम्: Varāha-related / about Varāha
• वाराहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• द्वादशम्: twelfth
• द्वादशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/verb-modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• श्रोता: listener
• श्रोता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रॊतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• वक्ता: speaker
• वक्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (particle/adverb: directly, in person)

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—महान् + ईश्वरः (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः, ‘great lord’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya
• Varaha

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It elevates Purāṇic śravaṇa (devotional hearing) by showing that even Skanda receives wisdom by listening, while Śiva himself is the direct teacher—affirming Pati (Śiva) as the supreme source of liberating knowledge.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By presenting Maheśvara as the living speaker, the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord and Guru—whose teachings culminate in steadfast worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) and inner realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa: regularly hearing or reciting Śiva-centered Purāṇic teachings with devotion, as a disciplined aid to bhakti and contemplative remembrance of Śiva.